Vista Gold Corp. Announces Joint Venture Agreement for Awak Mas Gold Project in Indonesia

December 28, 2009 Filed Under: Mining Investment, Precious Metal  
Vista Gold Corp. Announces Joint Venture Agreement for Awak Mas Gold Project in Indonesia

Vista Gold Corp. announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Vista Gold (Barbados) Corp., has signed a Joint Venture Agreement with Pan Asia Resources Corporation (“Pan Asia”) with respect to the development of the Awak Mas gold project in Indonesia. The Joint Venture Agreement provides Pan Asia, a privately held resource development company, with the opportunity to earn a 60% interest... 

Cabot Oil & Gas Responds to Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Order

September 28, 2009 Filed Under: Oil and Gas  
Cabot Oil & Gas Responds to Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Order

Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation reported on its remediation of three frac fluid releases at its Heitsman 4H Well location in Dimock Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. As reported to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP), on September 16, 2009 during fracing operations being performed by Cabot contractors, Baker Corporation and Halliburton, there were two releases... 

Guildhall Minerals Ltd.: Edmonton Sands Drilling Program Underway

July 17, 2009 Filed Under: Oil and Gas  
Guildhall Minerals Ltd.: Edmonton Sands Drilling Program Underway

Guildhall Minerals Ltd., operating as Edge Resources announce that drilling operations are underway on the Company’s first well of its previously announced Edmonton Sands drilling program. The well is being drilled conventionally and vertically to approximately 1,000 meters, targeting multiple zones within the Edmonton Sands group of formations using a “Super-Single” Automatic Drilling... 

Passport Metals Inc. Acquires 3 Additional Leases in Holbrook Potash Property in Arizona

July 6, 2009 Filed Under: Potash Mining  
Passport Metals Inc. Acquires 3 Additional Leases in Holbrook Potash Property in Arizona

Passport Metals Inc. announce that it has acquired 3 new leases adjacent to its property holdings in the Holbrook Basic Potash property. The 3 claims: #08-113498, 640 acres, T16N R22 E Sec 16, #08-113499, 439.79 acres, T15N R 22E Sec 4 and #08-113500, 480 acres, T16N R22E Sec 28 total 1559.79 acres. There are two leases pending approval by the State of Arizona. In September 2008, Passport entered into... 

Exploration drilling permit received for Raven Underground Coal project

May 26, 2009 Filed Under: Coal Mining, Mining Investment  
Exploration drilling permit received for Raven Underground Coal project

Compliance Energy Corporation provide a progress report on the Raven Underground Coal project on Vancouver Island British Columbia. Compliance Coal Corporation dba Comox Joint Venture (“CJV”) has just received an exploration permit from BC’s Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources to drill up to 53 holes (15,000 meters) on the Raven Underground Coal Project. The Raven project... 

Largo Receives Critical License for Maracas Vanadium Project

Largo Receives Critical License for Maracas Vanadium Project

Largo Resources Ltd. announce that the Environmental State Council of Bahia, the Conselho Estadual de Meio Ambiente has granted the Localization License for its Maracas Vanadium Project, in Bahia State, Brazil. The approval was confirmed today by publication in the Official Gazette of the state of Bahia. Stated Mark Brennan, President and CEO of Largo Resources, “I am very proud of our technical... 

Eagle Plains and Prize Mining to Produce Gold at Yellowjacket

April 6, 2009 Filed Under: Mining Investment, Precious Metal  
Eagle Plains and Prize Mining to Produce Gold at Yellowjacket

Eagle Plains Resources Ltd. jointly announce that the companies have executed a formal agreement whereby the two parties will form a joint-venture to immediately facilitate the production of gold and conduct further exploration and development of the Yellowjacket Zone on the Atlin Gold Property, located 9 kilometers east of Atlin, in north-western British Columbia. Under terms of the agreement, Eagle... 

Apex Silver Emerges From Chapter 11 as Golden Minerals Company

March 25, 2009 Filed Under: Mining Investment, Mining Stocks  
Apex Silver Emerges From Chapter 11 as Golden Minerals Company

Apex Silver Mines Limited reported that the Joint Plan of Reorganization filed by the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary, Apex Silver Mines Corporation became effective on March 24, 2009 and that the Company and ASMC have emerged from Chapter 11 proceedings. Under the Plan, Golden Minerals Company, a newly-formed Delaware corporation, is the successor to the Company’s assets. The Company’s... 

Slam Exploration announces zinc – lead – silver resource at Nash Creek

February 12, 2009 Filed Under: Lead Mining, Precious Metal, Zinc Mining  
Slam Exploration announces zinc - lead - silver resource at Nash Creek

SLAM Exploration Ltd. announces it has received a draft 43-101 Technical Report and resource estimate from Wardrop Engineering Inc. for its wholly-owned Nash Creek Project in New Brunswick. Using a 2% Zinc Equivalent cut-off and after mill recoveries are factored in, Wardrop estimates the Nash Creek deposit contains an indicated resource of 7,807,900 tonnes grading 2.72% zinc, 0.55% lead and 18.26... 

Ivernia Announces Final Government Approval for Magellan Sealed Shipments Through the Port of Fremantle

February 2, 2009 Filed Under: Mining Services  
Ivernia Announces Final Government Approval for Magellan Sealed Shipments Through the Port of Fremantle

Ivernia Inc. and it’s wholly owned subsidiary, Magellan Metals Pty Ltd announce final approval by the Western Australian Minister for Environment for the Company’s sealed shipments of Magellan lead carbonate concentrate through the Port of Fremantle in Western Australia. Magellan’s sealed shipment process has been extensively reviewed and endorsed by all relevant regulatory authorities....